Canadian music scene rules, eh!!!!!!

Todd76
Todd76 Posts: 1,469
edited January 2007 in Other Music
The number of great bands in Canada right now is completely mindblowing....if you havent heard of these bands - do yourself a huge favour and check them out ASAP.

- Broken Social Scene
- Arcade Fire
- Metric
- Death From Above 1979
- Stars
- Wolf Parade
- Controller, Controller
- Sarah Harmer
- Feist
- Godspeed You Black Emperor
- Hayden
- The Rheostatics
- Most Serene Republic
- Sianspheric
- The New Pornographers
- Sloan
- The Dears
- Ron Sexsmith
- Alexisonfire
- The Weakerthans
- The Constantines
- Elevator (to Hell).....long live the mighty Eric's Trip

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    may i add...

    wintersleep
    the novaks
    matt mays & el torpedo

    good call on elevator! :)
  • TheFall rule
    TheFall rule Posts: 20
    Don't forget The Jags and Pursuit of Happiness! Oh yeah, neither one is around now....................
    :)
  • MCG
    MCG Posts: 780
    Tragically Hip
    Sylvie
    Matthew Good
    Ian Thornley
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    Dont forget bryan adams!!

    But seriously, canada do have some great bands at the moment. Arcade Fire and broken social scene have released two of my favourite albums of the last 5 years.
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  • Shawn Smith Collective
    Shawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Glad to see Hayden on your list! I'd also add David Usher (formerly of Moist)...even though he's gotten a bit too mushy (and sometimes poppy) for me, he's still a very skilled songwriter.
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  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    I've heard great things about Wintersleep - i'll have to check them out

    I knew that Tragically Hip, Nickelback, Matt Good, Thornley/Big Wreck, Our Lady Peace, Moist....RUSH - shudder.... mentions were inevitable - clearly not all Canadians can have good taste (sorry - just my opinion)
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • improvgirl312
    improvgirl312 Posts: 40
    Don't forget Islands, Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman and Jason Collett.

    Fuckin' eh! (Bad pun intended.)
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Todd76 wrote:
    I've heard great things about Wintersleep - i'll have to check them out

    I knew that Tragically Hip, Nickelback, Matt Good, Thornley/Big Wreck, Our Lady Peace, Moist....RUSH - shudder.... mentions were inevitable - clearly not all Canadians can have good taste (sorry - just my opinion)

    http://www.myspace.com/wintersleepmusic

    ...you can listen to a couple of tunes here. "orca" has always been my fave, it's from the debut cd. jud's vocals are vedder-esque, loel's drumming is some of the best in CDN music in my opinion. great musicians and a kick ass live show. they opened for PJ in NFLD. definitely check them out. :)
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    improvgirl312 wrote:
    Don't forget Islands, Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman and Jason Collett.

    Fuckin' eh! (Bad pun intended.)


    Never heard of Islands.......LOVE the rest especially Sarah Slean!!!!!!!!!
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    improvgirl312 wrote:
    Don't forget Islands, Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman and Jason Collett.

    Fuckin' eh! (Bad pun intended.)

    sarah is pretty wicked. love her. :)
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    http://www.myspace.com/wintersleepmusic

    ...you can listen to a couple of tunes here. "orca" has always been my fave, it's from the debut cd. jud's vocals are vedder-esque, loel's drumming is some of the best in CDN music in my opinion. great musicians and a kick ass live show. they opened for PJ in NFLD. definitely check them out. :)


    just checked out the 3 songs - REALLY good .... the drumming definitely stands out .... the vocals reminded me of somebody - just cant quite place it, maybe a mix of Eddie, Hayden and Dave Matthews (not a Dave fan at all !!!!!) .... very enjoyable none the less
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    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • brhf9
    brhf9 Posts: 1,475
    i like K-os...
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  • crazy marge
    crazy marge Posts: 99
    i like comeback kid and propagandhi. :)
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Todd76 wrote:
    just checked out the 3 songs - REALLY good .... the drumming definitely stands out .... the vocals reminded me of somebody - just cant quite place it, maybe a mix of Eddie, Hayden and Dave Matthews (not a Dave fan at all !!!!!) .... very enjoyable none the less

    good call on the vocals. glad you like what you've heard so far. :)
  • melodyman22
    melodyman22 Posts: 326
    Canadian rock does kick ass.
    -The Tragically Hip
    -54-40
    -Matthew Good
    -David Usher
    -Neil young
    -Rush
    -I Mother Earth(Edwin)
    -Our Lady Peace
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    melodyman22 wrote:
    Canadian rock does kick ass.
    -The Tragically Hip
    -54-40
    -Matthew Good
    -David Usher
    -Neil young
    -Rush
    -I Mother Earth(Edwin)
    -Our Lady Peace

    No offence but (excluding Neil) that list includes every band that USED to give Canadian music a BAD name. Throw in Nickelback, Sum 41, and Theory of a Deadman and you will have, in my opinion, a list of the worst Canada has to offer.
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Don't forget Sam Roberts
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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Strapping Young Lad
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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    side project?


    Destroyer IS Dan Bejar. The New Pornographers are his side project. Destroyer is his career, dude
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  • ediger
    ediger Posts: 308
    crazy marge wrote:
    i like comeback kid and propagandhi. :)


    Propagandhi is quite possibly the best punk band of the last 10 years.



    if anyone is into funk, check out Moses Mayes and the Funk Family Orchestra. I could think of at least a dozen bands in Winnipeg alone that are fantastic.
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